bastard toadflax vs Black Laceweaver

Thesium humifusum compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Thesiaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Thesium	Amaurobius
Species	Thesium humifusum	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium